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Arrhythmia: Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
“I think there’s something wrong with Bret,” the high school tennis coach said, as she ran towards me. When I got to the court, I saw my 15-year-old son, Bret sitting on a bench, head between his...
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Pushing My Third Son Out of the Nest Using Some of My Best Wisdom
When I was young-no older than 10-I remember thinking that all of time lay ahead of me. I don’t know what I did with it, except wonder how I could speed it up, so I could get on with “real life,” even...
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My Sister Warned, Every Benchmark in Sons’ Lives Just Another Good-bye
My oldest son, Sean came home for a visit last weekend. He doesn’t get home much anymore, having moved to New York City six months ago to begin his first ”real” job with an accounting firm. In fact,...
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Four Sons Later, I’ve Learned Nothing
I remember stomping around the kitchen when I was eight or nine years old, telling my mom I would never, ever understand boys. “They’re weird,” I told her. “And they do dumb things.” Fast forward 40...
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I Saved My Son’s Life. Could You Save Your Son If He Was Choking?
I saved my youngest son’s life this week. My youngest son, Robby started choking at dinner earlier this week. As soon as I realized he wasn’t kidding around, I walked over to him, told him I was...
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Female Facial Hair: Not by the Hair of Our Chinny-Chin Chins
As hard as I tried, I couldn’t stop staring at the long, black hair growing out of the chin of the female clerk scanning my groceries. One, lone hair growing on her otherwise hair-free face. I was...
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Seven Tips to Beat Depression After Divorce
When my mom and dad split up, I was 26, newly married, a brand new mother and totally ill-equipped to emotionally support either one of them, much less understand the mental turmoil the break-up of...
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The Accidental CEO (Part 1)
I didn’t mean to start my own business, I swear. I just wanted to figure out a way to be able to write again. You see, I’m a journalist. And back in 2006, I moved to Atlanta from the Cleveland area,...
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The Accidental CEO (Part 2): Research and Launch
As soon as I began to look at what other online health education and information websites existed, I was struck by a couple of things: a lot of information was wrong and much more was copied and...
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The Accidental CEO (Part 3): 4 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make and How to...
If you’ve read The Accidental CEO: Part 1 and Part 2, then you already know how my journalism background and a love of storytelling prompted me to start a website called ShareWIK.com, and how that...
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“Physical Activity” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Vigorous Exercise”: Your Exercise...
You probably know that regular physical activity can prevent heart disease and diabetes. But we’ve learned it can also offset depression, Alzheimer’s and even some cancers. The evidence is...
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